The Drug Discovery World Podcast

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  Could protein biologics be a pioneering approach in ophthalmology? 30.07.2026 24min

  The latest episode of the DDW 'In Conversation With' series is available to listen to below. This week, Bruno Quinney speaks to Reuben Dawkins, CEO of Link Biologics, a company developing protein biologics to treat inflammatory and degenerative conditions. Link is currently developing treatments for Dry Eye Disease and Wet AMD. Bruno chats to Reuben about why Link chose to target Dry Eye Disease with its pioneering approach, how the company saw an opportunity to compete with current treatments for Wet AMD, and whether the science behind Link's protein biologics could be used beyond ophthalmology. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.  
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  DDW Highlights: 14 July 2026 14.07.2026 14min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, a nanoparticle vaccine showed potential to protect from a 'tripledemic'. Elsewhere, could 'magic mushrooms' treat anorexia? You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts. 
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  DDW Highlights: 7 July 2026 07.07.2026 17min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, experts warned patients were being denied access to personalised cancer care. Cancer research was a theme elsewhere, with findings emerging from studies into a CAR T-cell therapy, lung cancer and breast cancer.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts. 
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  How AI has revolutionised clinical development 02.07.2026 18min

  The latest episode of the DDW 'In Conversation With' series is available to listen to below. This week, Bruno Quinney speaks to Suzanne Caruso, President of Strategic Intelligence and Clinical & Regulatory at Norstella. Norstella supports drug developers looking to take their treatments from pipeline to patients, finding solutions to complexities in the drug development timeline. One of these solutions is AI. Suzanne discusses what it means for a company to be 'AI-native', how the combination of AI and Real World Data is transforming clinical development, and how AI is enabling companies to get treatments to patients faster. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlights: 30 June 2026 30.06.2026 16min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, researchers uncovered clues explaining risks of heart disease, lung disease, Covid-19 and cancer. Elsewhere, find out what is included in the latest issue of DDW. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts. 
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  DDW Highlights: 23 June 2026 23.06.2026 12min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, results showed the new Wegovy pill could help patients lose 17% of their body weight. Elsewhere, advances were made in both cancer treatment and cancer research.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts. 
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  Could a new weight loss approach have longer term benefits than GLP-1s? 18.06.2026 16min

  The latest episode of the DDW 'In Conversation With' series is available to listen to below. This week, Bruno Quinney speaks to Vincent Marion, Scientific Founder and President of AdipoPharma. AdipoPharma is a biotech leveraging research on insulin resistance and adipose tissue biology, developing a new treatment for metabolic diseases. Vincent discusses what makes AdipoPharma's lead asset different from GLP-1s, why findings into fat tissue dysfunction have been less explored in drug development, and how AdipoPharma is competing in an industry where GLP-1s are becoming increasingly accessible.   You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlights: 16 June 2026 16.06.2026 14min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, new research showed anti-IL-1β drugs could prevent lung cancer. Elsewhere, the UK is set to benefit from specialised blood tests and funding for early-career researchers.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts. 
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  DDW Highlights: 9 June 2026 09.06.2026 13min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, a cancer drug demonstrated it could reduce tumours by as much as 55%. Elsewhere, AI was a recurrent theme in both clinical trials and drug development.   You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  Could a new approach determine the future of cancer treatment? 04.06.2026 20min

  The latest episode of the DDW 'In Conversation With' series is available to listen to below. This week, Bruno Quinney speaks to Terry Connolly and Shinta Cheng from K36 Therapeutics. K36 is a company developing first-in-class cancer therapeutics and their current lead asset is a treatment for multiple myeloma patients. Bruno speaks to Terry and Shinta about how their NSD2 inhibitors can treat cancer, how their approach compares to other biotechs, and why K36's science could be applied to other therapeutic areas. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlights: 2 June 2026 02.06.2026 15min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, a UK group accelerated efforts to develop a vaccine for Ebolavirus. Elsewhere, significant findings in colorectal and brain cancer could shape future cancer treatments.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlights: 26 May 2026 26.05.2026 17min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, a report showed patients in Europe face barriers to patient access. Elsewhere, Wellcome prizes are facilitating research in both tropical disease and mental health.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  Is the UK set to become a radiopharma leader? 21.05.2026 17min

  The latest episode of the DDW 'In Conversation With' series is available to listen to now. This week, Bruno Quinney speaks to Dr Juliana Maynard, Head of Translational Imaging at Medicines Discovery Catapult. MDC recently announced a partnership with the UK National Nuclear Lab, and Maynard's work is at the forefront of advances being made in radiopharmaceuticals. Bruno speaks to Juliana about investment in the radiopharmaceuticals industry, why radiopharmaceuticals are an exciting approach in the cancer treatment space, and what it would mean for patients if the UK becomes a radiopharma leader. You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlights: 19 May 2026 19.05.2026 14min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, research uncovered new treatment pathways for hard to treat breast cancers. Elsewhere, therapies given the green light could combat type 2 diabetes and generalised myasthenia gravis.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlights: 12 May 2026 12.05.2026 15min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, the FDA advanced an initiative to implement real-time clinical trials. Elsewhere, UCB made headlines through an acquisition and its cancer research venture.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  What impact could protein stabilisation have for cancer patients? 07.05.2026 19min

  The latest episode of the DDW 'In Conversation With' series is available to listen to below. This week, Bruno Quinney speaks to Anthony Johnson and Matthew Fyfe from Outrun Therapeutics. Outrun is a biotech specialising in protein stabilisation, an approach being applied to treat HPV+ head and neck cancer. But what does protein stabilisation mean in practice? And what impact could the approach have for cancer patients? You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlights: 6 May 2026 06.05.2026 16min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, the UK made headlines for both the investment it has attracted and the clinical trial reforms it rolled out. Elsewhere, the world's first antimalarial drug for newborns could soon address a critical unmet need.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlights: 28 April 2026 28.04.2026 13min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, an obesity drug proved it could improve liver health independent of weight loss. Elsewhere, Lilly was back in the news for both its type 2 diabetes drug and the company's latest acquisition.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  How AI and robotics designed new cancer therapies 23.04.2026 16min

  The latest episode of the DDW 'In Conversation With' series is available to listen to below. This week, Bruno Quinney speaks to Angus Sinclair, Chief Scientific Officer at LabGenius Therapeutics. LabGenius is a biotech using AI and robotics to design new cancer therapies, and in vivo efficacy data reveals the company's novel T-cell engager shows complete tumour elimination in mice. Bruno talks to Angus about what T-cell engagers actually are, how AI is driving the company's approach, and why non-intuitive protein design is emerging within immuno-oncology drug development.   You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.
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  DDW Highlight: 21 April 2026 21.04.2026 16min

  The latest episode of the DDW Highlights Podcast is now available to listen to below. DDW's Bruno Quinney narrates five key stories of the previous week to keep DDW subscribers up-to-date on the latest industry news. Last week, key breakthroughs emerged in cancer research. Elsewhere, regulatory reforms have accelerated clinical trial set up in the UK.  You can listen below, or find The Drug Discovery World Podcast on Spotify, Google Play and Apple Podcasts.